Senior Contract Manager - East Region

Penspen; Abu Dhabi; In loco; AED 180.000 - 280.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Penspen is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager for the East Region to oversee commercial and legal matters across Abu Dhabi and surrounding areas. The role involves advising on risk, governing contracts, and ensuring regulatory compliance, including entity management and policy development.

The candidate will coordinate with internal teams and external counsel to support bids, pre-award activities, and regional expansion while maintaining Penspen's standards and financial viability.

Competenze

• Risk awareness, quality consciousness, cost consciousness are essential.
• Experience negotiating contracts, drafting and negotiating commercial terms.
• Knowledge of regional regulatory and contract laws is required.

Mansioni

• Commercial Management – advise on commercial and legal risks across tenders and new entities.
• Contract Governance – ensure projects comply with Penspen processes and financial viability.
• Regulatory Compliance – monitor statutory obligations and sanctions.
• Entity Management – handle formation/dissolution of entities at country level.
• Compliance – support policies for regulatory requirements, including data privacy and anti-corruption.
• Enterprise Risk Management – contribute to regional risk management and escalation.

Conoscenze

Risk awareness

Quality consciousness

Cost consciousness

Negotiation skills

Decision Making

Analytical Skills

Result Oriented

Proactive approach

Regulatory knowledge

Formazione

Graduate University Degree (Contract Law)

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Contract Manager - East Region

Location: Abu Dhabi

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

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About Penspen:

Penspen is a leading global energy services company, delivering asset integrity, engineering, and consultancy services to the oil, gas, hydrogen, and energy infrastructure sectors. With over 70 years of experience, we help our clients design, maintain, and operate safe, reliable, and efficient assets across the world.Penspen www.penspen.com are looking for a dynamic Senior Contracts Manager to look after the East Region with all their Legal & Commercial matters.

Qualifications

• Graduate University Degree in relevant Degree (e.g. Contract Law)
• Minimum 10 years experience in the same role or in the administration and management of Contracts (preferablywith Middle East experience).

Responsibilities

• Commercial Management – responsible for advising on the commercial and legal risks across a range of matters from project tenders to creation of operating entities in new territories.
• Contract Governance – providing direction on the execution of projects to ensure they are executed in accordance with all relevant processes and procedures to ensure they meet Penspen’s objectives, strategic direction, and financial viability.
• Regulatory Compliance – continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly, including monitoring of sanctions which may also affect the company group.
• Entity Management – ensure compliance with and be responsible for the formation and dissolution of entities or changes in entity structures at a country level.
• Compliance - work with internal stakeholders to develop and/or refine policies and procedures for relevant regulatory compliance requirements, including data privacy, competition law, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions, human rights, human trafficking, anti-tax evasion and other similar requirements. Oversee the implementation of Group compliance policies and procedures through appropriate training and communication where necessary.
• Capability building - Implementing appropriate training programs to help embed compliance programs within the business and ensure a consistent level of understanding by colleagues around the world.
• Contract Review – ensure client and supplier contracts are well negotiated, robust and apportion risk appropriately, are well understood and in accordance with Penspen principles. Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities in the required regions.
• Proposal Input – create innovative solutions to legal and commercial issues in bids and contracts. Liaise with Finance Department and the parent company, where applicable, for any necessary sureties.
• Policies and Procedures – ensure legal and commercial matters are appropriately considered and represented in any/ all business initiatives, working with, and managing outside counsel as necessary.
• Enterprise Risk Management - contribute to the management of enterprise risk through management of the Regional Risk Register, compliance activities, maintaining a commercial, regulatory and ethical balance and escalating key risk matters as appropriate.
• Due Diligence - Dispute Resolution – ensure client, supplier and other disputes are managed effectively. Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.
• Stakeholder management – build strong working relationships up and down the organisation, with Regional Leadership Team peers and with client representatives to support commercial decision-making and client negotiation.

Knowledge / Experience (Skills)

• Risk awareness, Quality consciousness, Cost consciousness, Negotiation skills, Decision Making, AnalyticalSkills, Result Oriented, Proactive approach, Ability to work under pressure;
• Knowledge of technical and commercial disciplines related to oil and gas development Projects, Exposureto EPC environment;
• Knowledge of legal and contractual laws governing Projects;
• Considerable knowledge of contract law, contract management, financial management of projects,project controls, risk management principles, excellent experience reviewing, amending and negotiatinginsurances and bonds during pre-qualification, bidding and pre-award stage;
• Skills in strategy formulation, negotiation and relationship building;
• Competent in advising on contracts and other legal documents and able to co-ordinate, gather, analyseand understand complex information;
• Experience in International markets (preferably in the Middle East and APAC);
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with Clients, Partners, Subcontractors andCompany staff;
• Able to discuss and present subject matter in an effective, legible and confident manner;
• Must have strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.